Watch 18th Annual ESPY Awards 2010 Live

Watch 18th Annual ESPY Awards 2010 Live. The ESPY Awards is awarded for excellence in sports performance and achievements. Watch the ESPY Awards for the first time since 2003 will be televised live on ESPN, July 14, 2010, 9PM/ET (Wednesday) at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The ESPY Awards for 2010 is being hosted Seth Myers and gaggle of sports and Hollywood celebrities.

American professional golfer Tiger Woods is the most-honored ESPY recipient, having captured 21 awards. See the 2010 ESPY Awards nominees below:

Begun by cable sports channel ESPN in 1993, the annual ESPY Awards allows sports fans worldwide to join in an online vote for their favorites in such categories as Best Male Athlete, Best Female Athlete, Best Coach/Manager, and Team of the Year.

Unlike most awards shows, the ESPYs are probably most noted for its contribution to charity, as a portion of the proceeds is donated to The V Foundation, named for its founder, Jim Valvano.

2010 ESPY Award Nominees

BEST MALE ATHLETE Drew Brees, NFL Kobe Bryant, NBA LeBron James, NBA Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Albert Pujols, MLB BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Maya Moore, NCAA Basketball Diana Taurasi, WNBA Lindsey Vonn, Skiing Serena Williams, Tennis BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE Drew Brees, Super Bowl XLIV Anthony Johnson, Big Sky Conference Championship Michael Phelps, World Swimming Championships Shaun White, Winter Olympics BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE Brittney Griner, Baylor Women's Basketball Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals John Wall, University of Kentucky Basketball BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE Usain Bolt, 100 and 200-meter World Records Brett Favre, NFL record for consecutive starts Roger Federer, Most Grand Slam singles titles Connecticut Women's Basketball, Longest winning streak in Women's NCAA Basketball History Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon, Longest Match in Professional Tennis History BEST UPSET Frankie Edgar over B.J. Penn, MMA Hawaii softball upsets #1 Alabama, NCAA Softball Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas, NCAA Men's Basketball Y. E. Yang stuns Tiger Woods, PGA Championship BEST GAME Twins beat Tigers in Extra Innings (AL Central One-Game Tiebreak) Canada edges USA in Olympic hockey championship game in overtime Duke gets past Butler in Men's NCAA Championship BEST MOMENT Phil Mickelson, 2009 Masters Joannie Rochette, Winter Olympics New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria BEST TEAM Alabama Football Chicago Blackhawks Connecticut Women's Basketball Los Angeles Lakers New Orleans Saints New York Yankees CASTROL EDGE PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE AWARD Sidney Crosby in the Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Game Brett Favre in his return to Green Bay Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria Stephen Strasburg in MLB debut BEST SPORTS MOVIE Big Fan Invictus The Blind Side The Damned United The Karate Kid BEST COACH/MANAGER Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Women's Basketball Joe Girardi, NY Yankees Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Men's Basketball Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Nick Saban, Alabama football BEST NFL PLAYER Drew Brees, New Orleans Brett Favre, Minnesota Chris Johnson, Tennessee Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Darrelle Revis, New York Jets Charles Woodson, Green Bay BEST MLB PLAYER Zach Greinke, Kansas City Derek Jeter, New York Yankees Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Joe Mauer, Minnesota Albert Pujols, St. Louis BEST NHL PLAYER Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Ryan Miller, Buffalo Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Henrik Seden, Vancouver Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay BEST DRIVER Kyle Busch Dario Franchitti Ron Hornaday Jimmie Johnson Tony Schumacher BEST NBA PLAYER Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Dwight Howard, Orlando LeBron James, Cleveland Dwyane Wade, Miami BEST WNBA PLAYER Tamika Catchings, Indiana Becky Hammon, San Antonio Lauren Jackson, Seattle Candace Parker, Los Angeles Diana Taurasi, Phoenix BEST FIGHTER Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao Georges St. Pierre BEST MALE GOLFER Ernie Els Phil Mickelson Tiger Woods BEST FEMALE GOLFER Cristie Kerr Lorena Ochoa Jiyai Shin BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER Roger Federer Juan Martin del Potro Rafael Nadal BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER Kim Clijsters Serena Williams Venus Williams BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin Hockey Mark Ingram, Alabama Football Evan Turner, Ohio State Basketball John Wall, Kentucky Basketball Garrett Wittels, Florida International Baseball BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Tina Charles, Connecticut Women's Basketball Megan Hodge, Penn State Volleyball Megan Lagenfeld, UCLA Softball Maya Moore, Connecticut Women's Basketball BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE Bobby Brown, Freestyle Skiing Ryan Dungey, Motocross Mick Fanning, Surfer Garrett Reynolds, BMX Shaun White, Snowboard BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE Torah Bright, Snowboarding Ashley Fiolek, Motocross Jen Hudak, Freestyle Skiing Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing Ashleigh McIvor, Freestyle Skiing BEST JOCKEY Calvin Borel Julien Leparoux Mike Smith BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY Steve Cash Rudy Garcia-Tolson Andy Soule BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY Linnea Dohring Alana Nichols Amy Palmiero-Winters Stephani Victor BEST BOWLER Kelly Kulick Bill O'Neill Walter Ray Williams Jr. BEST MALE US OLYMPIC ATHLETE Apolo Anton Ohno, Speedskating Shani Davis, Speedskating Evan Lysacek, Figure Skating Bode Miller, Skiing Shaun White, Snowboarding BEST FEMALE US OLYMPIC ATHLETE Hannah Kearney, Skiing Julia Mancuso, Skiing Lindsey Vonn, Skiing BEST MLS PLAYER Connor Casey, Colorado Jeff Cunningham, Dallas Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Shalrie Joseph, New England Kasey Keller, Seattle BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE Usain Bolt Allyson Felix Sanya Richards